Irvine pensioner slams bungling council workers who erected a lampost in a tree

Ann Porter is not happy about the overgrown trees (Image: Steve McKendrick)

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An angry pensioner this week blasted North Ayrshire Council over a trees dispute which has rumbled on for over a year.

Ann Porter, 68, claims the council’s failure to cut overgrown trees outside her home in Cramond Place, Broomlands have made her life a ‘nightmare.’

She says the overbearing branches have become a safety hazard, blocking out light on the paths around her home.

And she blasted bungling council workers for erecting a lampost right in the middle of the overhanging mess, rendering it utterly useless.

Fed-up Ann said: “I have been onto North Ayrshire Council about this time and time again and they don’t want to know anything about it.

“The place can be very dark at night and I’m a bit frightened to go out sometimes.

“They put a lampost right in the middle of th tree – you couldn’t make it up. It’s pointless if light can’t get out.

“Irvine Development Corporation used to take good care of this place but North Ayrshire Council couldn’t care less about Broomlands.”

“Last year I had to move my satellite dish from the front to the side of the house because of the trees affecting the signal.

“It cost me £57 to get that sorted.

“Now the same problem is happening again and I want something done about it because it is leaving me out of pocket.

“I have to sleep with the window open for health reasons and every time I put the light on the flies and midges fly in and make a mess.

“I fell last year outside the house on the slabs because they were broken, caused by the roots of the trees growing through the ground making them uneven.

the lampost erected in the tree by council workers (Image: Steve McKendrick)

“The council came and cemented over the slabs but did nothing about the trees, it’s only a matter of time before the same thing happens again.

“It’s murder. I have spoken to the council and they said they won’t do anything with the trees until all the leaves are off them, another excuse I got was that they’d get to it in their own time.

“It really is getting beyond a joke.”

This week, a spokesperson for North Ayrshire Council said the trees would be pruned before the end of the year.

“Our housing services team has been in contact with all the residents of Cramond Place to consult them on the best approach to pruning and /or removal of trees causing issues for householders, in line with the council’s tree and woodland policy.

“We can confirm that the tree causing this particular resident concern will be pruned to ensure that the street light is unobstructed.